Bins shared with neighbours - end of my tether!!!

Laz123

KimJongUn88 said:

You need to relax. Considering selling up due to overflowing bins is preposterous. You sound like a very uptight person and a difficult person to live in close proximity to.

Here we have Judge Rinder or Judge Judy. It's so easy to judge others hiding behind a keyboard.

ka7e

grumbler said:

ka7e said:

Definitely complain - your Council website will probably have a link or phone number to report to waste disposal services. It's a health hazard and anti-social behaviour.

In the first place, it's collecting general waste once in three weeks that is a health hazard and anti-social behaviour. Especially in summer. It's two weeks where I live and that's too much IMO.

Here we have food waste and recycling picked up every week - general rubbish is fortnightly. Next year it will go to every 3 weeks, but they are adding plastics, Tetrapacks and small electrics to the  food, cardboard, tins, glass, textiles, plastics that are picked up weekly.

princeofpounds

First and most obvious thing would be for them to get a bigger bin, or an extra bin, or storage that protects the bins from animals. Is that possible, or not? 

You can complain to the council, as others have suggested. The other route would be to make this a freehold issue, as the bins are, presumably, stored on freehold land. Who is your freeholder?

Personally I think 3 weeks bin collections is nuts. If you have a family and don't live like an eco-hippy it would be almost impossible to stick within one bin limits. Clearly they aren't helping themselves.

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

grumbler said:

ka7e said:

Definitely complain - your Council website will probably have a link or phone number to report to waste disposal services. It's a health hazard and anti-social behaviour.

In the first place, it's collecting general waste once in three weeks that is a health hazard and anti-social behaviour. Especially in summer. It's two weeks where I live and that's too much IMO.

Although it varies by council, most food waste can be collected, paper, tin cans, glass and a lot of plastic is a given, our council will collect nappies and some will collect small electrical items. 

Unwanted clothes, toys and other bits can go to the charity shop. 

I appreciate there is all sorts of odds and ends that can't be recycled but as a family of 3 I'd say we do a 50 litre bin every 1 and half to two weeks. 

In the communal general waste bin mentioned above, a third of it could be recycled and a third of it is not household waste so shouldn't be there. 

Our council, covering a relatively small population, generates £4 million income from recycling, each tonne of waste sent to landfill costs around £92 in taxation to central government through the landfill tax scheme. 

I don't really have many positive things to say about local councils but I do resent paying a small fortune in council tax to see other people not only making a mess where I live but also costing the council money because they can't be bothered to recycle.

Moving general waste collections to 3 weeks was going to be controversial, as it's one aspect of council services we can all see taking place, but it makes sense in my opinion. 

Niv

If it wasn't for nappies, i don't think i would have a major issue with 3 or 4 weekly general waste collections. Can you imagine, height of summer with 3 week old nappies in the heat. Does the neighbour have kids of that sort of age?

grumbler

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said:

grumbler said:

ka7e said:

Definitely complain - your Council website will probably have a link or phone number to report to waste disposal services. It's a health hazard and anti-social behaviour.

In the first place, it's collecting general waste once in three weeks that is a health hazard and anti-social behaviour. Especially in summer. It's two weeks where I live and that's too much IMO.

Moving general waste collections to 3 weeks was going to be controversial, as it's one aspect of council services we can all see taking place, but it makes sense in my opinion. 

Smaller bins (with the size depending on the property size - and the amount of tax you pay) and tighter control of recycling - this does make sense, not 3 weeks for general waste. 

twopenny

Housing association is good. This was the situation I had.
You need to keep a record of what happens and dates, time. That will give a reliable reason for your complaint and the officer something to officially to contact them with. Continue as they are likely to return to old habits once the pressure is off.
This in itself is stressing but needs to be done if you want something done. Showing historic problem when it starts again gets a quicker reaction when action is needed.
However I'm guessing your neighbours will call you a snitch etc.
Not a nice situation to be in. A big bin to start with would be a good idea but they will probably still have excess. My neighbours had 2bins eventually but still have bags laying about on the front doorstep and garden.
Good luck. A few suggestions to try.

Indigo_and_Violet

Agree with most others - it's legit to be annoyed about this, I spent years at the old place sorting out rubbish for intelligent, educated people who were too lazy to read the instructions and too selfish to realise that the resulting uncollected piles of waste were unsightly, unhealthy and unfair.

In terms of what to do, I would be half-minded to ask them again BUT if the council have just moved to 3-weekly collections they've probably got a team in place to deal with this sort of thing at the moment so I think I'd just get in touch now. It's only going to get worse if you leave it. The negative cycle of waste not presented correctly so not collected so problem builds up is not an easy one to get out of. Good luck!

greyteam1959

Complain to the housing association with pictures if possible.
And anonymously if comeback worries you.

knightstyle

Sorry to read all this opp.  but as the flat is let by a housing association I would put up with this problem and just keep tidying when you need to.  This is because if you complain too much they will move or be moved and the next tenants could be much much worse.
If I were you I would sell ASAP and clear up before any viewings, do not make an official complaint you would have to declare.
Then buy somewhere with hopefully no renters near.